Church Mountain
Church Mountain rises to 881 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Rock, a peak 1.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 28 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49020617, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 881 m
How to reach it
- 28.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blackrock Overlook · 28 mi
- Tanners Ridge Overlook · 28 mi
- Spitler Knoll Overlook · 29 mi
- Fishers Gap Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Church Rock: 1.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Supin Lick Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Weavers Knob: 2.9 mi
- Grindstone Knob: 3.5 mi
- Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 4.8 mi
- Bergton Fairgrounds: 5.0 mi
- Mathias Community Center: 10.8 mi
- Singers Glen Historic District: 11.8 mi
- New Market Community Park: 13.0 mi
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 8.8 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 12.3 mi
- American Celebration on Parade: 12.4 mi
- Museum of American Calvary: 12.8 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum: 12.8 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 9.8 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 13.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln's Father: 14.3 mi
- Collie Grave: 17.9 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 8.9 mi
- Sand Spring: 11.1 mi
- Hall Spring: 12.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.4 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 16.8 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 9.2 mi
- Cootie Bug: 12.3 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 12.4 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 17.4 mi
- Love Essence: 17.5 mi
- Bryce Resort: 9.6 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 12.3 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 18.4 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 19.6 mi
- Luray Caverns: 22.6 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 16.4 mi
- Markley Rocks: 17.2 mi
- Helmick Rock: 17.5 mi
- Baker Rocks: 18.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 22.4 mi
- Heishman Garden: 17.4 mi
- Old grape garden: 18.0 mi
- ISAT Patio: 20.0 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 20.3 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 23.3 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 3.3 mi
- Pavilian: 20.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Lost River State Park: 13.4 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 19.0 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 23.2 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Smoke Hole: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Church Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Knob | WSW 258° | 1,231 m | 10.7 mi |
| Fulk Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,056 m | 9.9 mi |
| Black Lick Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,040 m | 10.0 mi |
| Rader Knob | W 263° | 1,019 m | 9.0 mi |
| Beech Lick Knob | W 262° | 1,000 m | 6.4 mi |
| White Grass Knob | W 270° | 988 m | 6.0 mi |
| Carr Mountain | WSW 255° | 938 m | 7.2 mi |
| Third Point | WSW 258° | 933 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1482536 — Church Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356571055
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 29 mi
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